Carolyn Hax: Know that child's stages that irk you will pass

4:44 PM,
Mar. 17, 2014

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Carolyn Hax

Dear Carolyn: For Blindsided (the unhappy new mother): I know exactly how you feel. When I was pregnant I really looked forward to snuggling our babies (we had twins); once those babies were available for snuggling, yeah, that was a lot of fun and I enjoyed it, but it was just. so. much. work. And when you're down in the weeds like that, it's really hard to see that you won't be on the feeding/changing/laundry/naptime/tummy time/feeding/changing treadmill for the rest of your life.

Our kids are 3 now and it is so different and so much better it's unreal. I always thought I would love wee little ...